Closing a laguiole?

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rev_jch

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Someone was telling me that you have to "lif the bee" to close a laguiole, is this true? I have an older cheap one that you can close, its just a bit stiff, but Ive never used the bee to close it. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Im going to go to fedex and pick up the laguiole's I had made, but surely do not want to damage them (they were not cheap).

Thanks,
Sincerely
John
 
I don't believe that lifting the bee is necessary to close them. At least not on the ones I have seen. They are a little stiff opening and closing. I had a large one that closed so hard it was like a guillotine. I was almost afraid of it. ;) A common complaint is the lack of a decent "kick" which results in a dulling of a portion of the edge. Some are better than others about this. I do like them though. Let us know what you think.
 
Never heard of that before. The bee is not some kind of lock but just an ornament on the end of the back spring. So far as I know, you just close it like any other slipjoint, with 2 hands if you do not want the edge to snap down and hit the inner side of the backspring.

I've got 4 good ones, each would bust off my nail if I tried to lift the bee, they have got strong springs.
 
You do not have to lift the bee, it is not a lock on a Laguiole.

Yes, Some other knives have a "bee'" called 'palette' that locks and you have to lift it to unlock the knife , but laguiole don't.

ELDE
 
Thanks guys!!! You guys are right! I just talked to the laguiole de l artisan company and they said it is called a "half lock" and is not a lockblade at all, but one that has a "partial lock" to help keep it from closing easily on the fingers.
 
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